Download or read book A STUDY ON BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS IN ADOLESCENT SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN CHITTOOR DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH written by Dr. SUDHAKAR GODA and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hypertension is one of the commonest diseases with an estimated worldwide prevalence of 1 billion. Data from the 3rd National Health and Nutritional Assessment Survey reveals that in US, one-third of people were unaware of this problem and another one third had blood pressure control below established goals (JNC, 1997). To add to this is the observation in the 7th Joint National Committee on Prevention, detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure report that each increment of 20 mmHg in systolic or 10 mmHg diastolic pressure doubles the risk of cardiovascular disease (JNC, 2003). There are no similar data in children where the age, gender and height need to be taken into account while interpreting blood pressure values.
Download or read book Blood Pressure Levels in Children written by Bushra Minhaji and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood pressure (BP) is the force exerted by the blood against any unit area of the vessel wall. In children and adolescents, the normal range of blood pressure (BP) is determined by body size and age. BP standards that are based on gender, age, and height provide a more precise classification of BP according to body size. Studies investigating blood pressure levels in children have revealed wide variation in distribution of systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as in the timing of spurt in mean blood pressure levels. Current guidelines define childhood hypertension as persistence of elevation of blood pressure above 95th percentile for age, gender and height. Our aim of the present study is to study the blood pressure levels in apparently healthy school children, to determine the prevalence and correlation of high blood pressure levels among children with different nutritional status and to evaluate the strength of the relationship between blood pressure and various anthropometric indicators.
Download or read book Update on the Task Force Report 1987 on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cumulated Index Medicus written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fourth Report on the Diagnosis Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Update on the Task Force Report 1987 on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blood pressure in children and adolescents Moving forward written by Empar Lurbe and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Epidemiological Study of Primary Hypertension in Children and Adolescents 5 to 18 Years of Age in a Rural Newfoundland Community written by Bodhnarine Christofer Maraj Balram and published by c1978.. This book was released on 1978 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evaluating the Determinants and the Effects of Elevated Blood Pressure in a Population of Children and Adolescents At risk for Hypertension written by Joseph Windheim and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Background:Elevated casual hypertension in children can be predicted by a number of factors, including excessive BMI and poor lifestyle habits. If maintained into adolescence, hypertension can lead to increased left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and carotid intima media thickness (cIMT), and eventually cardiovascular events. However, the association of 24-hours ambulatory blood pressure (BP) on these outcomes has not been thoroughly investigated. Moreover, it is unclear if the risk factors for hypertension change throughout childhood.Objectives:1. Determine which characteristics are associated with elevated blood pressure (BP) inchildhood, and whether the same characteristics similarly impact BP throughout childhood.2. Evaluate the extent to which elevated BP is associated with LVMI and cIMT.Methods:Two observational cohort studies:1. Prospective longitudinal cohort at two Quebec hospitals: visit 1: n=631, visit 2: n=564. Participants underwent a study visit, consisting of measurements of anthropometry, body composition, accelerometer data, fitness test, oral glucose tolerance test, and blood samples, as well as comprehensive lifestyle questionnaires for both patient and parents. Associations between variables and casual BP were measured to determine predictors of elevated BP.2. Prospective cross-sectional cohort at a Montreal hospital: 134 patients were recruited in this ongoing study. 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and echocardiograms were performed to ascertain BP, LVMI, and cIMT. Associations between ABPM-derived BP and LVMI and cIMT were measured.Results:Longitudinal cohort: n=631, age=9.6 years at visit 1; n=564, age=11.7 years at visit 2; 40% of participants were overweight or obese at each visit. Adiposity and hereditary factors were associated with systolic and diastolic BP. BMIz was a significant predictor of future BP levels. Cross-sectional cohort: n=134, age=17.2 years; 36% were overweight or obese at the study visit. BMIz and lean body mass were associated with LVMI, while only BP was associated with cIMT. Other factors were independently associated with both measures, but were not significant when the models were adjusted for additional variables.Conclusions:Hypertension is associated with several measurable variables, although children and adolescents that present with these risk factors often go unscreened and untreated. The risk factors themselves and the associated ambulatory hypertension can lead to significant end-organ damage in adolescents. Research should focus on developing and testing better measurement indices, while policy and protocol changes should make BP screening and tracking a more widely implemented practice." --
Download or read book Blood Pressure Studies in Children written by WHO Study Group on Blood Pressure Studies in Children and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Recommendations for a National High Blood Pressure Community Education Plan written by National High Blood Pressure Education Program. Task Force III--Community Education and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Screening for Hypertension in Children and Adolescents to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease Systematic Review for the U S Preventive Services Task Force written by U. S. Department Human Services and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this systematic evidence review is for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to update its recommendation on screening for high blood pressure in children and adolescents to prevent cardiovascular disease. In 2003, the USPSTF found poor evidence that routine blood pressure measurement accurately identifies children and adolescents at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, and poor evidence to determine whether treatment of elevated blood pressure in children or adolescents decreases the incidence of cardiovascular disease. As a result, the USPSTF could not determine the balance of benefits and harms of routine screening for high blood pressure in children and adolescents, which resulted in an I recommendation. Recent data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey suggest that mean blood pressure levels are rising steadily in children, as is the prevalence of childhood hypertension. This may be due to the increase in the prevalence of obesity and overweight among children, which is highly correlated with high blood pressure. Screening of asymptomatic children has the potential to detect hypertension at earlier stages, so that interventions can be initiated which, if effective, could reduce the adverse health effects of childhood hypertension in both childhood and adulthood, including cardiovascular disease and end-organ damage. This report summarizes recent and older evidence on screening and diagnostic accuracy of screening tests for high blood pressure in children, the effectiveness and harms of treatment for screen-detected, primary childhood hypertension, and the tracking of hypertension from childhood to adulthood. Using the methods of the USPSTF and with the input of members of the USPSTF, we developed an analytic framework and key questions to guide our literature search and review. Key Questions include: 1. Is screening for hypertension in children/adolescents effective in delaying the onset of or reducing adverse health outcomes related to hypertension? 2. What is the diagnostic accuracy of screening tests for elevated blood pressure in children/adolescents? 3. What is the association between hypertension in children/adolescents and hypertension and other intermediate outcomes in adults? 4. What are the adverse effects of screening for hypertension in children/adolescents, including labeling and anxiety? 5. What is the effectiveness of drug, nondrug, and combination interventions for treating primary hypertension in children/adolescents? 6. What is the effectiveness of drug, nondrug, and combination interventions initiated for the treatment of primary hypertension in children/adolescents for reducing blood pressure and other intermediate outcomes in adults? 7. What is the effectiveness of drug, nondrug, and combination interventions initiated for the treatment of primary hypertension in children/adolescents for reducing adverse health outcomes in adults related to primary hypertension? 8. What are the adverse effects of drug, nondrug, and combination interventions for treating primary hypertension in children/adolescents?
Download or read book A Study of Blood Pressure Patterns in a Group of Children Aged 4 14 written by Sandra Swackhamer and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Update on the Task Force Report 1987 on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study of Blood Pressure in Early Adolescence written by Kathryn Nott Oldershaw and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Task Force on Blood Pressure Control in Children written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Update on the Task Force Report 1987 on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents written by United States National Healt Institutes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Update on the Task Force Report (1987) On High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: A Working Group Report From the National High Blood Pressure Education Program This report updates the 1987 report and includes the following new information. New data, such as results from the 1988-91 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, have been included to develop revised normative blood pressure tables, which now include height percentiles, age, and gender. The normative blood pressure tables use the fifth Korotkoff sound for the definition of diastolic blood pressure for all age groups except infants younger than 1 year of age. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
